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Post by Doo Doo is Worse Than WCW 2000 on Mar 11, 2024 22:14:23 GMT -5
I would have gone Chad but I’ll give em a chance. Gable is a great heel and if that’s how he picks it up eventually, I think that’s ok too. Sami/Gunther will rock. If Gable goes heel, I wonder what it'd mean for Alpha Academy. I think Otis is a natural face and Maxxine's pretty likable so I wouldn't really want them to turn as well.
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Post by Jindrak Mark on Mar 11, 2024 22:15:43 GMT -5
Gable is clearly winning the IC Title eventually but maybe they can still shoehorn him into this match and make it a triple threat. Like when it was suggested Sami be added to Drew/Seth or Liv added to Becky/Rhea how do you kayfabe explain a babyface just being handed another opportunity they really shouldn't get? They had their chance at Rumble/EC/gauntlet. It's why I was never narratively a fan of the way Bryan was added to the Mania 30 main event. He didn't win the Rumble. He didn't win the chamber. He just gets the match because people cheered for him? I'd just have Gunther beat Sami then drop it to Gable or Jey at Backlash while Sami goes on to win MITB.
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Post by Soultastic on Mar 11, 2024 22:17:02 GMT -5
Chable ;-;
At least Sami/Gunther will rule.
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Mar 11, 2024 22:18:55 GMT -5
Gable is clearly winning the IC Title eventually but maybe they can still shoehorn him into this match and make it a triple threat. Like when it was suggested Sami be added to Drew/Seth or Liv added to Becky/Rhea how do you kayfabe explain a babyface just being handed another opportunity they really shouldn't get? They had their chance at Rumble/EC/gauntlet. It's why I was never narratively a fan of the way Bryan was added to the Mania 30 main event. He didn't win the Rumble. He didn't win the chamber. He just gets the match because people cheered for him? I'd just have Gunther beat Sami then drop it to Gable or Jey at Backlash while Sami goes on to win MITB. The Bryan thing made sense because it was him forcing the hand of the people who screwed him over. In the case of Gable, he lost clean so he can’t exactly force himself into a match.
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Mar 11, 2024 22:19:11 GMT -5
I would have gone Chad but I’ll give em a chance. Gable is a great heel and if that’s how he picks it up eventually, I think that’s ok too. Sami/Gunther will rock. If Gable goes heel, I wonder what it'd mean for Alpha Academy. I think Otis is a natural face and Maxxine's pretty likable so I wouldn't really want them to turn as well. I think you could easily just keep them face while Gable goes off on his own. Otis, Tozawa and Maxxine are fine as a trio.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Mar 11, 2024 22:33:36 GMT -5
I say this as a Sami Zayn fan That shit blew and that booking wasn't fun to watch, Gable felt like the more interesting long term storyline, and Sami feels haphazardly slapped in as a challenger Just kind of deflating. I get wanting Gunther v Gable, but I’m not gonna turn my nose up at Gunther v Zayn like I’m supposed to act like it would be an objectively bad match.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Mar 11, 2024 22:35:05 GMT -5
I say this as a Sami Zayn fan That shit blew and that booking wasn't fun to watch, Gable felt like the more interesting long term storyline, and Sami feels haphazardly slapped in as a challenger Just kind of deflating. I get wanting Gunther v Gable, but I’m not gonna turn my nose up at Gunther v Zayn like I’m supposed to act like it would be an objectively bad match. I'm sure it'll be a good match but whatever, good matches are a dime a dozen and I want this title reign the f*** over with so yeah, not even going to slightly pretend to care about this filler.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Mar 11, 2024 22:35:22 GMT -5
I say this as a Sami Zayn fan That shit blew and that booking wasn't fun to watch, Gable felt like the more interesting long term storyline, and Sami feels haphazardly slapped in as a challenger Just kind of deflating. I get wanting Gunther v Gable, but I’m not gonna turn my nose up at Gunther v Zayn like I’m supposed to act like it would be an objectively bad match. It's not a bad match it just doesn't feel like it has the same punch at all to me that Gable could, the rivalry was already there, and Sami's storyline of ranting about needing an opportunity just wasn't endearing to me personally... oh well, I'll continue lamenting Gable's booking as I do every year lol
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Post by DSR on Mar 11, 2024 22:55:53 GMT -5
I would have gone Chad but I’ll give em a chance. Gable is a great heel and if that’s how he picks it up eventually, I think that’s ok too. Sami/Gunther will rock. Somewhere down the line, Gable is full-blown heel, wins the title by the cheatiest cheating ever, cut to his daughter in the crowd happy and smiling. If that's how it goes down, I'm for it. GO, EVIL!
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Post by ChitownKnight on Mar 11, 2024 22:56:52 GMT -5
Sami is going to take the L. He doesn’t need the win, he’s won the IC title like 3? times. I think the Gunther rub is being saved for Jey after mania
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Post by polarbearpete on Mar 11, 2024 22:58:48 GMT -5
Gable is clearly winning the IC Title eventually but maybe they can still shoehorn him into this match and make it a triple threat. Like when it was suggested Sami be added to Drew/Seth or Liv added to Becky/Rhea how do you kayfabe explain a babyface just being handed another opportunity they really shouldn't get? They had their chance at Rumble/EC/gauntlet. It's why I was never narratively a fan of the way Bryan was added to the Mania 30 main event. He didn't win the Rumble. He didn't win the chamber. He just gets the match because people cheered for him? I'd just have Gunther beat Sami then drop it to Gable or Jey at Backlash while Sami goes on to win MITB. I don’t think it’ll happen but Gable’s shoulders were not really down for the pin
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Mar 11, 2024 23:11:10 GMT -5
Like when it was suggested Sami be added to Drew/Seth or Liv added to Becky/Rhea how do you kayfabe explain a babyface just being handed another opportunity they really shouldn't get? They had their chance at Rumble/EC/gauntlet. It's why I was never narratively a fan of the way Bryan was added to the Mania 30 main event. He didn't win the Rumble. He didn't win the chamber. He just gets the match because people cheered for him? I'd just have Gunther beat Sami then drop it to Gable or Jey at Backlash while Sami goes on to win MITB. I don’t think it’ll happen but Gable’s shoulders were not really down for the pin Off of this? Hate to tell you, but if that doesn’t count as a pin, then we may have to reevaluate a lot of pinning manoeuvres. The average backslide leaves a guy like this.
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Post by Tenshigure on Mar 11, 2024 23:39:47 GMT -5
I'm not giving up hope that Gable somehow works his way into another triple threat at WrestleMania with Gunther as well, but we'll see...
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Post by Renslayer on Mar 11, 2024 23:56:07 GMT -5
God this was gripping
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Post by UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm on Mar 12, 2024 0:26:34 GMT -5
this was incredible. now i wish he won even more
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Post by Some Guy on Mar 12, 2024 1:01:26 GMT -5
Gable is clearly winning the IC Title eventually but maybe they can still shoehorn him into this match and make it a triple threat. Like when it was suggested Sami be added to Drew/Seth or Liv added to Becky/Rhea how do you kayfabe explain a babyface just being handed another opportunity they really shouldn't get? They had their chance at Rumble/EC/gauntlet. It's why I was never narratively a fan of the way Bryan was added to the Mania 30 main event. He didn't win the Rumble. He didn't win the chamber. He just gets the match because people cheered for him. Sami being added to Seth/Drew made/makes sense because Seth/Drew have fought multiple times for the title over the last few months including a Raw main event and a PPV, do that adds a new dynamic. Liv being added didn't make sense because Rhea/Becky was purposefully held off solely to have their big first match be at a huge event like this. And as far as Bryan goes, he got screwed over for months on end, didn't get a chance to be in the Rumble, and got screwed again in the EC main event. Not sure what needed to be more clear there. As for this though, maybe HHH is just bad at ever taking very basic stories and wrapping them up in the easiest fashion.
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Post by Saiyanic Panic on Mar 12, 2024 5:55:06 GMT -5
Saw it posted already but I wish interviews like that were on television.
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Post by Doo Doo is Worse Than WCW 2000 on Mar 12, 2024 15:00:50 GMT -5
Wish we'd get Gunther vs. Lashley, even though they're on separate shows...
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Post by Legion on Mar 12, 2024 15:09:43 GMT -5
Terrible choice.
Such a thrown together match. Sami has no heat with Gunther at all.
It should have been Gable.
It could have been Ilja debuting.
Instead it's just Sami.
It diminishes Sami more than anything as it's so obviously a thrown together nothing match.
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Post by 4real on Mar 12, 2024 16:28:32 GMT -5
Assume Gable & Otis will be in the tag ladder match instead. If Gable does eventually win the title then when exactly?
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